Regarding the fielding ratings, I think Thames hasn’t gotten proper credit for his fielding at 1B. I thought he showed adequate instincts and hands and made hardly any of the goof-ups you’d expect from a player picking up the position so late in his career.

And just to stir things up a bit: I think those who submitted ratings didn’t an excellent job with Brandon: excellent range/arm strength, with some inconsitency in terms of throwing accuracy. Interesting that the standard deviation on Inge’s ratings isn’t any higher than average, given the level of disagreement about his fielding ability around here.